This Weekâs Top Five Stories in Technology
Ford Races Ahead of Global Rivals With its New UEV Platform
Ford Motor has developed its Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) platform â an engineering system designed to enable mass production of lower cost electric vehicles.
The platform represents a fundamental restructuring of automotive manufacturing processes and electrical architecture.
The company has confirmed that the first product from the UEV platform, a mid-size pickup truck, is moving towards production. Ford has had setbacks, with a recorded US$19.5bn write-down to close some EV related investments. Some EV production timelines were also altered.
UEV is Fordâs bet to compete on a global scale as it looks to reshape the profitability of its EV output.
SAP API Policy Raises Questions For Gen AI Integrations
As a global leader in enterprise applications, SAP manages complex data flows that power 90% of the world’s supply chains. Over the past two years, enterprise technology leaders have connected Gen AI to these core business systems to drive operational efficiency.
A clause in SAP’s April 2026 API policy is now raising a fundamental question for many AI and technology leaders. Does the vendor permit the very architecture that customers and partners have been building at speed?
Section 2.2.2 of API Policy v4/2026 states that SAP APIs may not be used for “interaction or integration with (semi-)autonomous or Gen AI systems that plan, select or execute sequences of API calls”.
In practice, this restricts third-party AI agents from deciding how to fetch or move data within the SAP ecosystem.
King Charles Outlines Britain’s High-Tech Future
In a State Opening of Parliament defined by themes of “economic security” and “national resilience”, King Charles III today unveiled a legislative agenda that places digital infrastructure and cybersecurity at the heart of the UK’s national strategy.
Addressing a “dangerous and volatile world”, the King’s Speech detailed 37 bills designed to harness innovation while shielding the nation from emerging digital threats.
For the technology sector, the government views the “power of an active State” as a necessary partner to private enterprise in securing the UK’s digital borders.
Zoox Expands US Footprint: New Robotaxis in Miami and Austin
Amazon-owned Zoox had deployed its autonomous robotaxi service on the Las Vegas, US strip back in 2025. The vehicles have since completed almost two million autonomous miles and transported more than 350,000 passengers since launch.
The company announced expansion plans to San Francisco, US and Miami, US in March 2026. Initial deployments will also begin in Austin, US and Miami, US.
Zoox’s purpose-built vehicles feature subway-style doors and run on electric battery systems. A single charge could deliver up to 16 hours of operation.
Inside Panthalassaâs Wave-Powered Data Centre in the Ocean
A US startup is deploying wave-powered floating data centres in the open ocean to meet AIâs surging energy demands, backed by Silicon Valleyâs most influential investors.
The race to build compute infrastructure for AI has pushed tech companies into uncharted territory.
Since 2022, the industry has scrambled to solve a fundamental problem that threatens to limit AI growth.
Data centres that run AI programs consume substantial amounts of power.
According to the IEA, the sectorâs energy consumption could grow 30% a year until 2030, by which point AI will account for 3% of all the worldâs energy use.
This demand has produced unusual infrastructure solutions.
One approach stands apart for its novelty â Wave power, a renewable energy source that has received little attention from the tech sector, now powers floating data centres in the open ocean.
